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1981 Holden Commodore: Commodore gets five

Five speeds that is, but only on the four and the little six. There are also mods to improve economy and drivability, a new but not so different nose and the SL/E has a fascinating mini-computer to tell you average speed and even fuel consumption

Home-built 2016 Ford GT40 replica

Coyote-powered and exquisitely handcrafted in one bloke's home shed

1980 Holden Commodore: Honing the edge

The addition of cruise control, a V8 engine with the same power as a modern-day Toyota Corolla, and a hint of four-cylinder economy

39 Years of Holden Commodore: 1979 - Car of the Year

Imagine this: an imported Opel, badged as a Commdore, tuned for local conditions, and winning COTY. No this is not a prediction for 2018, but rather a recollection of some 39 years ago.

39 Years of Holden Commodore: 1978 - GMH unveils the born-again Holden

The Commodore is a car we can be proud of, a car to compare with any (and we mean any) from Europe. Meet a new and very different Holden ... it's the General's finest hour.

Wheels Tyre Test 2017: Eight brands compared

It isn’t easy sorting good passenger-car tyres from the genuinely great ones, but the annual Wheels Tyre Test has it down to a fine, round and black art. We put eight tyres through the gauntlet to give you our pick of the bunch

Jaguar Land Rover’s new wave in recycling turns concept cars into surfboards

How a ‘no waste to landfill’ initiative doesn’t have to be boring

2017 Toyota 86 GT vs 2001 Nissan 200SX: new vs used

Toyota’s 86 spurs memories of Nissan’s bygone belter

Reliving Australia's part in the Berlin Airlift, in the next German-built Commodore

Nearly 70 years ago, Australian servicemen helped save West Berlin in the biggest humanitarian airlift operation in history. We revisit the sites of that remarkable event in the German-built Opel that’s headed here to fill the shoes of an Aussie icon

Explained: V2X Vehicle-to-everything communication

Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication will soon become a mainstay of our roads, but our cars could soon after be talking to traffic lights and buildings. Wheels delves into the What? How? and Why? in this edition of Explained.

Turbo 355 Holden stroker-powered 1984 HDT VK Calais

The truckie, the wife and the turbocharged V8 Commodore - the perfect recipe for marital bliss

Retro: 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 - Forest Thump

A Pug-nacious homologation special that ruled rallying in the mid-'80s

Top 10 worst sport editions: Classic MOTOR

Like greg louganis head-butting an olympic diving board, some sporting failures are best handled in public

Budget build Burrito Dorado Holden Brougham - flashback

Sometimes the cars that are the most fun are the ones that cost the least to build.

Hemi 265-powered 1970 Valiant VG ute

After building a swag of Ford and Holden utes, Rob Anderson decided to do something rare

Porsche once shoehorned one of its engines into a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen

This Mercedes-Benz off-roader is proudly displayed in a Porsche museum, and for good reason

1978-82: Football, meat pies, kangaroos, and Aussie cars

The Holden Commodore arrives as the nation struggles to set the framework for the car industry

Pro touring turbo LSX-powered 1969 Holden HT Monaro

Lots of hard work and an eye for detail produced a landmark pro touring Holden HT Monaro

Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R Group A: Classic MOTOR

The car that immortalised the letters ‘GT-R’